Explainers and guides on ISSF scoring, disciplines, gear, training drills, and getting the most out of TargetLog. Reviewed by the team, published in English.
ISSF 10m competition requires .177 calibre (4.5 mm) wadcutter pellets. The right pellet — in the right head size and weight for your barrel — can mean the difference between a 570 and a 590 qualification score.
Your first ISSF competition follows a predictable routine: equipment control, sighting time, qualification shots, and possibly finals. Arrive early with everything packed, and the day becomes far less stressful.
Your first ISSF 10m competition follows a predictable routine: equipment check, preparation and sighting, then the match itself. Knowing what happens at each stage — and what the officials expect from you — removes most of the anxiety and lets you focus on shooting.
ISSF 10m air rifle is shot standing at 10 metres with a .177 calibre air rifle. Athletes fire 60 shots in qualification (scored in tenths, max 654.0), then the top eight advance to an elimination-style final to decide the medals.
Your first ISSF competition air pistol needs to meet strict rules — 4.5 mm calibre, 1.5 kg maximum weight, 500 g minimum trigger pull — but the most important factor is finding a grip that fits your hand.
Dry-fire practice — pulling the trigger on an unloaded gun — lets you rehearse every element of your shot process at home. Five focused drills (blank-wall, card-in-sights, slow-fire holds, transition pairs, and call-your-shot) build trigger control, hold stability, and consistency without spending a single round.
ISSF targets score by ring value — the center ring is a 10. Finals use decimal scoring (10.0–10.9) to separate shooters, and the X-count tallies the deepest inner-tens to break ties.
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